Why all this criticism against the female FO who went skiing the day before. So what? Skiing can be exhilarating and relaxing. Beats sitting in the crew room all day. Let's not tear apart that poor girl who paid dearly for her mistake in the cockpit. Yeah she did make a major mistake but no need to attack her on her time off activities. I've flown with some great female pilots who were actually better than some older male counterparts with many more hours.

Colgan training needs to be examined closely to see if she received the necessary training. It's also very possible she was so startled that she forgot her training and raised the flaps.